Code,999029
Subject,Phyliss Bambek
Date,6/9/2007
Interviewer,
Abstract,"Phyliss Bambek taught at several Cleveland Catholic schools. She lived on Cleveland's West Side in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood. She notes the influx of immigrants to Detroit Shoreway and the subsequent migration of Catholic parishioners to the suburbs. Bambek expresses her dissatisfaction with Bishop Lenin and the Dioceses' decree to shut down multiple parishes. Bambek, who also taught in public schools, mentions the effects of Cleveland's court-ordered busing. Finally, she describes how she and her children interacted with the community through their leisure activities. "
Tags,"Catholic Schools, Cleveland Public Schools, Detroit Shoreway, surbanization, busing "
Special Notes,
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1,"(from part 1) lived on the west side of Cleveland since 1962, West 71st street, born in Pennsylvania / (from part 2) teached in Cleveland"
2,"(from part 1) came here after graduation from college / (from part 2)has been a ""westsider"" for the most part of her life"
3,"school on 58th street, St. Colman's school, took a couple of years off"
4,"got a job in Cleveland, St. Thomas More"
5,"""problem kids I remeber the best"", retired in June 2002"
6,"'there were still a few sisters teaching when I started at Colman's"", 1970s, ""our principal was a sister"""
7,"sisters and teachers at school, teaching system at Catholic schools"
8,"pay at schools, St. Colman's , St. Luis"
9,"her teaching experience at St. Colman's, changes in parish, freeways"
10,"suburbanization after World War II, ""we lost a lot of parishioners"", the suburban Catholic schools were growing"
11,around 1969 - 1970 it became evident that they were losing a lot of parishioners
12,"different nationalities moving in, neighborhood, memories of her neighbors"
13,"""now this street seems to be pretty nice again"""
14,"sense of community in the neighborhood, the ethnic people in the neighborhood have more sense of community"
15,"neighbors are foreign-born, Hungarians, Italians"
16,I raised my children here
17,"her children, ""we had to be with my children in summer"", how she spent free time with her children - lake, parks, picnics"
18,"museums, Zoo, Lakewood Sunday evening concerts"
19,a lot of things were free or inexpensive
20,art exhibitions
21,"""Alice in Wonderland"" play"
22,"The Detroit area was a business area, stores  and restaurants in Detroit area"
23,bakery on 67th and Madison
24,"businesses in the neighborhood, how they competed with big stores"
25,"Latino bakery, the Arcade"
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27,"""busing was disaster"", everybody who could afford it tried to ""get out"""
28,opinions of black and white population about buses
29,children who used buses were tired by the time they got to school
30,"teached on the east side, white and black kids,"
31,transportation to schools
32,"Cleveland school system, Catholic and public schools"
33,"""poor parents tend not to value education"""
34,school administration
35,"single sex academies, boarding schools"
36,"trouble kids, no more that 15 students in class"
37,"children at school, positive aspects of Cleveland school system"
38,"her children who won scholarships, ""daily talks"""
39,"Catholic schools and intergation, ""I am very upset with our bishop"""
40,"Catholic parishes: St. Colman's, St. Stephen's, Mount Carmel etc"
41,"Mt. Carmel's parish, Catholic parishes closing"
42,the  Bishop's decision about the Catholic parishes
43,how the parishes can survive
44,"Fairview park, Kentucky Garden"
45,Description and history the Kentucky Garden
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48,"""It was a way of providing localy grown food"""
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